Speakeasy

Mar 8 1929 Passed 1h 2m
Drama, Sport

Newspaper staffer Alice Woods persuades the editor to allow her to chase a story, that of prizefight contender Martin, who is about to fight for the championship. However, he does not know that his manager is preparing to double-cross him.

Plot

Alice Woods, a New York newspaper reporter, is assigned to write a story on Martin, a middleweight fighter who has just lost the championship. Martin refuses to see her in his dressing room, and Alice must later force her way into the speakeasy that is his hangout. Martin refuses to speak with her, and she fabricates a story, writing that Martin is planning to make a comeback. Alice soon falls for the ex-champ and uses her ingenuity to prove that he has been sold down the river by his crooked manager, Cannon Delmont. Martin goes back into the ring on his own and, with Alice's encouragement, regains the middleweight crown.

Written by

George Rosener, Edward Knoblock, Edwin J. Burke

Directed by

Benjamin Stoloff

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
85
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA